Even if everyone was ready to be surprised by Dugu Xin's kind cooking methods, but when they really saw this kind of scene, they still sighed, this Tanhualang is not shocking and endless.

At the end of the day, the Jinshi from all walks of life were recalled to the Mengchengao Mansion and were taken back into the east wing of the mansion, which was very close to the place where the kitchen was cooked.

Wei Erlang explained all the way that this Dugu Xinci was a bit eccentric, and his preference was to drink and feast next to the kitchen, and he also called it the canteen, so everyone smiled and went to the canteen to eat.

Although it is a wing, it is still very spacious, because of the snow, the doors and windows are closed, and the room is lit with a few wax lanterns, which shine brightly.

This wing room is about five paces wide and ten paces long, but there is no pillar in the middle, but if there are four or five tables, there is still room for forty or fifty people to feast and drink. At this moment, there is only a big round case in the middle, there are three feet high, about one zhang three in a square circle, there are actually two layers of desktops, covered with snow-white embroidered thick silk cloth, there are twenty bamboo circle chairs around it is still too large, and there is a high few in the middle of every two chairs, on which there are wine bottles, knives and forks and spare chopsticks.

There are eighteen Jinshi visitors, plus two princesses exactly twenty, and the easternmost main seat is placed on the top chair, which is thought to be the throne of Dugu Xinci.

"San Lang called someone over and ran away" Wei Erlang shouted without seeing Dugu Xinci, but no one paid attention to it, and then looked at the table and gasped.

The bottom of the table is about a foot wide, corresponding to the bamboo circle chair is placed with 20 sets of tableware, the openwork ebony is placed on the white porcelain chopstick pillow, the outermost is a food plate, a tea cup, a white porcelain bowl, a finger-high wine cup, a glass cup, the glass cup has been filled with wine, the cold wine cup in the warm wing room dripping round water droplets, these four things are arranged in a row, and there are four small dishes containing four dishes in a row.

The second floor is about a finger high, and the first layer is also covered with thick snow-white embroidered silk cloth, and the perimeter hangs to the first layer. In the middle is a two-foot large disc, with a half-knuckle high white porcelain glazed pattern base, and the outermost layer is a circle of one foot of large disc, but in the middle is four amphora blue and white porcelain utensils to make copper pots, all of which have a finger high white porcelain perforated base, which can vaguely see the burning smokeless silver charcoal, two of which can be called porcelain basins, with a wide mouth and a round belly, and a height of about half a foot The mouth of the basin is a foot wide. There are also two urns that can only be called porcelain urns, which are half a foot high at the mouth of the urn.

The four circles divide the case into four large pieces, with blue and red flowers and white porcelain, and the desktop is neat and neat, refreshing and clean.

In addition to the glass bowl and chopsticks, the tableware is white porcelain, the middle large porcelain plate safflower glaze, the middle circle of the large porcelain basin blue and white glaze, the porcelain urn saffron glaze, the outer circle of the large porcelain plate is also a green and a red color glaze, each is twelve seasons of flowers, a total of 24 plates.

The degree of delicacy even the princess Jingshan, who is in charge of the inner treasury of the royal family, is jealous, describing the porcelain glaze on the table as white as snow is not too much, Chang'an people like celadon, at this moment everyone feels that the white porcelain can be so wonderful, the color glaze is also clear and bright, and the quality is elegant. In terms of details, such as the porcelain basin, the ears are made into a tiger shape, which is particularly chic and practical.

Of course, this is not the point, no matter how elegant the porcelain is placed in the dining room, no one wants to look at it for a long time, and the porcelain tasting is done in the study, and what is surprising is that the round table top in the middle is turning, slowly like flowing water.

This is not the most important point, the biggest thing in the dining room is, of course, eating, and it is this food that makes everyone, whether it is a new science or a princess like a golden branch and jade leaf, are shocked.

This lonely heart really made food into flowers.

The middle is a big fish appearance, wrapped in flour and fried golden, the fish head half a foot long is high, the mouth contains a red cherry, the long whiskers are still there, the tail is slightly warped, it is the big carp of the Yellow River, the fish body oblique knife changes to twelve fish scales, it is also golden, the fish body is a little skullcap juice, there are two golden long fish strips on each side, twelve tender green bamboo shoots are obliquely swinged, and the whole dish is like a picture.

The four large hot pots in the middle have four colors, an urn is golden, there are two suckling pigeons in it, and there is a turquoise hollyhock; A pot is as clear as water, but there is a layer of green spinach floating, and a few white tofu carved into the shape of an egret; A pot of milky white is like snow, but it is stewed cranberry shreds with pork ribs; There is also an urn of sauce red, hidden chicken, mutton and pork belly pieces, and two snow-white chickens are particularly eye-catching.

The 24 dishes outside are even brighter in color, with different shapes and abundant ingredients.

The first course is braised turtle meat, covered with a carapace and surrounded by a circle of turquoise coriander.

The second dish is the braised pork square, half a foot wide and the little finger high, and the sauce is red and eye-catching.

The third course is steamed lotus root slices, with a few red cranberries carved into the shape of plum blossoms and drizzled with black caviar.

The fourth dish is a crispy roasted wild sparrow, with large palms snuggling up to each other, and there is already a dish of woad dishes.

The fifth course is stir-fried winter bamboo shoots, which are fresh and pleasant in green and white, and there are a few peach blossoms that are lovely.

The sixth course is braised duck in salted water, which is also a plate of a few coriander pads, with milky white consommé.

The seventh dish is Artemisia bean sprouts, which are full of greenery and white sprouts like jade.

The eighth course is fresh fish tart, thin and translucent fish fillets arranged in two layers of chrysanthemums, with sauce plates.

The ninth dish is braised pork knuckles, with whole sauce-colored pork knuckles placed on top of green cabbage.

The tenth course is crispy fried pork ribs, neatly arranged in a row, with noodles on both sides to make a rockery.

The eleventh dish is money button pork, greasy pork belly garnished with coriander cherries.

The twelfth dish is scrambled eggs with leeks, which are golden and soft dough, which is extremely pleasing to the eye.

The thirteenth dish is the five-spiced roast chicken, which is deliberately arranged in a peacock shape, and the chicken head looks back.

The fourteenth course is steamed sea bass, with snow-white fish skin and a few hints of coriander.

The fifteenth course is steamed prawns, which are arranged in a fan shape and have a fried loach in the sauce.

The sixteenth dish is a tender steamed egg, and the snow-white soup is topped with the shape of a cranberry fisherman.

The seventeenth dish is stewed pork with black rice, which is made in the shape of a mountain peak, and there are a few chrysanthemums at the foot of the mountain.

The eighteenth dish is soybeans with weed leaves, and the boiled soybeans are served with green weeds, which is quite poetic.

The nineteenth dish is cold lettuce, with a hint of green like willow leaves.

The twentieth dish is the goose paw in sauce, which has a white goose carved from cranberry playing in the green leaves.

The twenty-first dish is steamed yellow buns, all of which are golden and form hills.

The twenty-second dish is a permeable magnetic cake, five flowers and five horses, and a light yellow cake with tender safflower.

The twenty-third dish is fried steamed dumplings, and the circles that are tender and slightly dark are like hand-made dumplings connected together.

The twenty-fourth dish is a pastry platter, two people in the courtyard boudoir, and the lady is dressing.

It can be said that every plate is a painting, and every dish has a poem.

Many Jinshi couldn't help but start thinking about the poems of the dishes in front of them.

"What about Dugu Saburo?" Only Wei Erlang shouted.

"What is Erlang calling a certain person to do? Why don't you take your seats? Dugu Xinci entered from the door, and it was obvious that he had gone to change his clothes, changed into a white robe similar to that of all the Jinshi, and smiled.

"How can such a delicate dish be served?" Gao Shi smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Oh, is it because you don't have any wine?" Dugu Xinci spread his hands, and Bian Yan led everyone to sit down, "Mountain and wild vegetables, everyone is at will, two nobles, please take a seat"

The last sentence is for the two princesses.

"Today's banquet of the Marquis of the Far East, so we don't talk about respecting and humbling the master and servant, everyone can sit down at will" Princess Yan Yan of Jingshan was naturally noble, but she said indifferently, and took the lead in sitting on the left hand side of the main seat.

I humbly let the guest of honor sit down, and the huge round table of twenty people did not feel cramped at all.

Zhongsun Wuyi brought people to bring wine, Dugu Xinci picked up the white porcelain bottle and poured wine for each person personally, and then took another bottle and put it on the high table behind the chair, and then poured wine for the next person.

"Everyone comes to the house, thank you for your love, today is not drunk, you can't drink" Dugu Xinci returned to his main seat after pouring wine, and raised a glass to salute.

Everyone also raised their glasses and drank the wine in the glass, and the two princesses were no exception.

"The mountains and fields are rough, there are no exquisite ingredients, you are free," Dugu Xinci gestured.

"Slow" shouted a few times, and Dugu was stunned.

"How can such a delicate picture be chopped?" Gao Shi shouted.

"Wait a minute, a certain sentence is about to be completed," Du Juan said.

"How can there be no poetry in such a picture?" Wei Erlang also shouted.

"I really can't bear to get off the chopstick," Princess Yuzhen sighed.

"Isn't it just a few dishes?" Dugu Xinci smiled and said, "Eat it and then do it"

"You look at you on purpose," Wei Erlang said angrily, "Deliberately show off, isn't it?" Isn't it just a few dishes? What is in the middle of your look? ”

"Fried fish, fried Yellow River carp" Dugu Xinci was surprised, and his heart was happy, what? Shocked, right? Jinshi, teenagers, there are many strange things on your body?

"How can it have such a vulgar name?" Immediately there was dissatisfaction.

"Yes, this is obviously a fish leaping over the dragon gate?" Someone immediately corrected it.

"The guest came from afar, leaving me with a double carp. Hu'er cooks carp, and there is a ruler book. Someone shook their heads and chanted.

"Stop, stop, you guys are really just eating, not so particular, you are all talented and agile people, if you really have the heart to add tidbits to this dish, a certain is also pleased" Dugu Xinci quickly stopped, eyes rolled, "It's better to do this, you will each choose a dish, give an elegant name, whether it is a poem or auspicious words, more than ten people can eat through it? ”

"That's fine," some agreed.

"It's good too"

"Slow, this idea is not good" Wei Erlang came to the opposite again, "You are the master, you should introduce the dishes here first, and chant a poem, and vote with chopsticks, if there are less than ten people to pick up the dishes, you need to come again." What do you think? ”

This Wei Erlang somehow likes to go against Dugu Xinci today, but this idea immediately aroused a warm response from the audience.

"Yes, if your statement is indecent, you will refuse to eat it," the youngest Zu Yonglang Jun coaxed.

Dugu's heart is like ten thousand black water horses wading by, how can this be calculated on his head?

"I have heard for a long time that the poetry of the Far Eastern Hou is outstanding, and he will be at the top of the mountain at a glance. Far Eastern Hou Na is also extremely smart, today I should listen to it" Princess Jingshan on the side, her eyes flowing, and there are all kinds of styles.

Dugu Xinci's heart trembled, and he shouted in his heart, Auntie, don't pretend to be tender, you haven't eaten yet.

But he said, "Princess Jingshan, don't boast of a certain top, that's a boast of Master Konghai."

Princess Jingshan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed so much that the flowers and branches trembled, and she was absolutely at the top, wouldn't the bald monks be smart?

"I'm puzzled by the fact that the table can rotate on its own?" Princess Yuzhen on the other side is also a curious baby.

"There is a stream of water below, driven by a water wheel," Dugu Xinci explained.

"Far Eastern Hou is really smart, endless" Princess Jingshan was still laughing.

Why is it unlucky to sit with this person, will the **** on this face splash into the wine cup? This is not good, Dugu Xinci immediately made a decision, got up and gave up:

"Everyone, when the meal has passed, a certain will not delay everyone's meal time, a certain will throw bricks and jade, introduce the practice of this dish, you are not satisfied, then how about a certain self-punishment?"

Everyone laughed, and they all said that there was no need to punish the wine, but they had to write another poem until they were satisfied.

"That's it, listen to what San Lang said first, if you are not satisfied, you should be punished for drinking, if you are satisfied, then you will do the following, and after the introduction, you will make a comment, if there is a better verse, compare what San Lang said, you must be punished again" Wei Erlang finally did a good thing, no need to delay time.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this dish is fried fish, the Yellow River carp is sticky and fried, of course, Cui Hao Langjun just called this the fish leaping dragon gate, a certain deep thought, just in this name" Dugu Xinci introduced, and took another chopsticks and sandwiched two fish bones with Princess Jingshan and Princess Yuzhen, Princess Yuzhen on his right hand.

"You are really flattering, come and write a poem" Princess Jingshan is Wen Yu Dalang on the left, and she is witty to say the following first, otherwise everyone will make a noise, and I am afraid that I will delay time.

Sure enough, everyone wanted to let him come again, but Wen Yulang Jun had something to say first, and he was also interested in the verses of the first course, so he listened attentively.

"Well, so-and-so will be ugly, **************, and turn into a dragon when it encounters a storm"

While everyone was thinking, they suddenly felt that this sentence was the central thought. It was all ten years of hard study, and now it is on the list of the imperial examination, and it has been named after the Apricot Garden Tanhua Wild Goose Pagoda, and it has become famous all over the world in one fell swoop.

"**************, as soon as you encounter a storm, you will turn into a dragon, yes, a certain kind of furniture can only gather here when the wind and clouds meet, come to a certain one to explore the flowers" or Wen Yu spoke first, and everyone also raised their glasses and drank together.

"Why is it gone?" Princess Yuzhen asked, "This is just one sentence?" ”

"Dugu Saburo has always been like this, what articles are not natural, and the clever hand occasionally gets it, but often throws out a good sentence and then does not follow, which makes people itch" It was Wei Erlang who revealed the bottom of Hua Lang again, and he sat on Wen Dalang's left hand side.

"Hehe, the talent is exhausted, the talent is exhausted, come to please" Dugu Xinci hurriedly clipped one for himself, and Wen Yulang, Jun Wei Erlang and others also stretched out their chopsticks.

"The taste is really good, the fish is tender in the mouth" Princess Jingshan is quite delicious fish, and she praised it after tasting it casually.

"It's a pity that this picture-like dish is gone," Princess Yuzhen sighed.

"I heard that the poems and paintings of the thirteen Lang are exquisite, why don't you make a painting and be nostalgic for the princess after the banquet" Dugu Xinci didn't understand how the first princess of the empire, who was already in her thirties, was fascinated by Wang Wei in her twenties, and she had a bad taste in her heart, so she pulled Wang Shisanlang into the water.

Wang Wei was also proud, and nodded without hesitation, "I have an idea in my heart, and I will start writing tonight."

Dugu Xinci's eyes lit up a little, and he was about to have a drink with him, but someone had already called him to introduce the next dish.

Dugu Xinci had no choice but to stand up, pointing to the four large porcelain basins and large porcelain urns in the middle circle, and pretending to groan, "A certain has passed the first level?" There are ten people who have already eaten ....., yes, the plate is already empty, hey, Yang Langjun, that tail doesn't have to be chewed, want to eat? I'll do it tomorrow. Then let's introduce it below, this urn is pigeon hollyhock soup, and so-and-so will call it two yellow orioles singing green willows."

"It's really lazy" This time, even Gao Shi smiled and said, two suckling pigeons and a winter sunflower are called two yellow orioles singing green willows, three is just not called three yellow orioles? He was on Wei Erlang's left-hand side, and the fried crispy carp just now was very delicious, and he was full of expectations for the dishes below.

"This is tofu and spinach soup, hehe, just call a line of egrets to the sky"

This time it was a little interesting, and everyone stopped laughing.

"That's pork ribs stewed cranberry shreds, well, it's called the window containing Xiling Qianqiu snow" isn't it? This soup is milky white like snow, but it is also appropriate.

"The last urn was originally intended to be named after the Buddha jumped over the wall, but with the first three sentences, in the end, let's come to a far-fetched one, well, just call the door to berth the Dongwu Wanli boat"

When everyone saw it, the few floating boiled eggs really looked like boats.

Mo laughs at the farmer's wine, and the guests are full of chickens and dolphins in the harvest year.

There is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village.

(End of chapter)